accept
/əkˈsɛpt/verb2 syllables
Accept means: admit into a group or community.
Synonyms for accept14
verb, as in give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
verb, as in tolerate or accommodate oneself to
verb, as in be designed to hold or take
verb, as in make use of or accept for some purpose
Opposites of accept
What does accept mean?11
verb
admit into a group or community“accept students for graduate study”
receive willingly something given or offered“The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter”
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person“I'll accept the charges”
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to“I cannot accept your invitation”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to“I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions”
be designed to hold or take“This surface will not take the dye”
make use of or accept for some purpose“take a risk”
consider or hold as true“I cannot accept the dogma of this church”
react favorably to; consider right and proper“People did not accept atonal music at that time”
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal“The cow accepted the bull”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with accept?12
three syllables
Accept in a sentence
- I accept the proposal, but with some reservations.AlanF_US
- To make a long story short, we cannot accept your offer.unknown
- We must accept life, for good or for evil.unknown
- This is just a small gift, but please accept it.unknown
- If he doesn't accept the job, some other person will.unknown
- I received an invitation from him, but didn't accept it.CK
- He was going to accept the offer, but thought better of it.Dejo
- If the statement is true, then we will have to accept the conclusion.saeb
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of accept
as a verb
- past tense
- accepted
- present participle
- accepting
- third-person singular
- accepts
- past participle
- accepted